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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Staying in one place for 14 years, even THIS...

Hi

Would you say that this sentence is correct and natrual?

Staying in one place for 14 years, even THIS, it will be hard to let go.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Hi Mr. Tom, After staying in one place for 14 years, even a place like this, it will be hard to let go. Staying in one place for 14 years, even if it's THIS place, makes it hard to let go.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Mr.
  • Tom, After staying in one place for 14 years, even a place like this, it will be hard to let go.
  • Staying in one place for 14 years, even if it's THIS place, makes it hard to let go.
  • You can use either of the "even" phrases in either sentence, but if you start with "Staying" then "staying" is the subject of the sentence (not "it").
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Hi Mr. Tom,

After staying in one place for 14 years, even a place like this, it will be hard to let go.

Staying in one place for 14 years, even if it's THIS place, makes it hard to let go.

You can use either of the "even" phrases in either sentence, but if you start with "Staying" then "staying" is the subject of the sentence (not "it").
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Hi,

Sounds pretty odd out of context.

Note that 'natural' and 'correct' are not always the same thing.Emotion: smile

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